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Not having resistors will not stop the LED's from flashing, it will cause them to hyperflash.
First of all, you need to confirm the LED's are rated for greater than 14 volts. The first two sets that I originally received from a vendor were only rated to 13.5 volts and the charging system on my Grandsport was too much for them.
You should also try reversing the polarity on the LED's. Normally they will not light if reversed but it's worth testing.
First of all, you need to confirm the LED's are rated for greater than 14 volts. The first two sets that I originally received from a vendor were only rated to 13.5 volts and the charging system on my Grandsport was too much for them.
You should also try reversing the polarity on the LED's. Normally they will not light if reversed but it's worth testing.
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Not having resistors will not stop the LED's from flashing, it will cause them to hyperflash.
First of all, you need to confirm the LED's are rated for greater than 14 volts. The first two sets that I originally received from a vendor were only rated to 13.5 volts and the charging system on my Grandsport was too much for them.
You should also try reversing the polarity on the LED's. Normally they will not light if reversed but it's worth testing.
First of all, you need to confirm the LED's are rated for greater than 14 volts. The first two sets that I originally received from a vendor were only rated to 13.5 volts and the charging system on my Grandsport was too much for them.
You should also try reversing the polarity on the LED's. Normally they will not light if reversed but it's worth testing.
The LED's are 12V & 3.5 W... The problem is that they Don't Flash they just stay On...
They sure look good though...
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I installed these recently, and they work great...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Switchback-3...53.m2749.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Switchback-3...53.m2749.l2649
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Not having resistors will not stop the LED's from flashing, it will cause them to hyperflash.
First of all, you need to confirm the LED's are rated for greater than 14 volts. The first two sets that I originally received from a vendor were only rated to 13.5 volts and the charging system on my Grandsport was too much for them.
You should also try reversing the polarity on the LED's. Normally they will not light if reversed but it's worth testing.
First of all, you need to confirm the LED's are rated for greater than 14 volts. The first two sets that I originally received from a vendor were only rated to 13.5 volts and the charging system on my Grandsport was too much for them.
You should also try reversing the polarity on the LED's. Normally they will not light if reversed but it's worth testing.
The LED's are 12V & 3.5 W... The problem is that they Don't Flash they just stay On...
They sure look good though...
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There are cheap LED's that are only rated 12v - 13.5v and the C6 charging system consistently provides 14+ volts which fries the IC's in these lower quality LED lights.
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